Diabetes mostly occurs in the form of type 2 diabetes which is strongly related to diet and lifestyle factors.
The disease affects more than 34 million, or 13%, of the U.S. adult population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By causing chronic high blood sugar and associated high blood pressure and high cholesterol, diabetes increases the risks of other serious diseases, especially heart disease and complications, including amputation and kidney disease.
In the past decade, blood sugar control among adults with diabetes in the United States declined significantly, according to a study from Johns Hopkins.
This Health & Medicine Lab video talks about how the body clock affects blood sugar levels.
If you care about blood sugar, please read studies about popular drink that may help lower blood sugar, control diabetes, and common eating habit that may lead to high blood sugar, weight gain.
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